I stopped to ponder a poem today, and I’d like to share it with you: The Body a Prison — Rumi’s Diet If you eat…
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Ayurveda
Rumi’s Diet: Thoughts on Ayurvedic Food Posted April 28, 2016 | Tags: Ayurveda, ayurvedic food, cooking, food, rumi
Make Mattar Paneer at home with my Ayurvedic Spice blends (Selene River Press recipe link inside) Posted March 17, 2016 | Tags: cooking, Fort Collins alternative healing, spice blends
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My dear friend Chef Phyllis Quinn has referenced using Bina Mehta spices in the Selene River Press article about homemade Paneer Cheese! Phyllis is a…
Street Food in Mumbai – Making Dosas Posted November 8, 2015 | Tags: Ayurveda, dosas, food carts, india
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Even though street food is popular throughout India, Street food in Mumbai is especially popular, with many road-side food carts. Some even give…
The GAPS protocol – A Look at Digestive Health Posted May 12, 2015
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The Gut and Psychology Syndrome & Ayurveda In Ayurveda we pay a lot of attention to our body’s ability to announce to us what it…
Allegory of Ghee Posted April 14, 2015
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Ghee is an essential ingredient in Indian cooking. It is a sacred, cow-produced ingredient whose purified essence nourishes and teaches. Though it is made from…
Ayurveda and The Five Elements Posted April 12, 2015
The five elements (called “pancha mahabhuta” in Sanskrit) is one of the most fundamental concepts in Ayurvedic study.
These elements make up our entire material world. All matter, organic and inorganic, contains these elements, which in turn arise from the three gunas, or universal qualities. Let’s take a look at each of the elements individually:
Ayurveda and the Three Gunas Posted April 10, 2015
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Ayurveda Living in India for the first 19 years of my life, I was extremely lucky to eat balanced Ayurvedic meals three times per day. At…
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